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Birds beyond Europe

by Jim 592

includes species also occurring in Europe but photographed elsewhere

641 photos · 769 views
Takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri), Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
Wattled jaçana (Jacana jacana), Bon Accord, Tobago
Wattled jaçana (Jacana jacana), Bon Accord, Tobago
Pheasant-tailed jaçana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus), Kaburugamuwa, Sri Lanka
Adult ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis), Fort De Soto, Florida
Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis), Bahia Calma, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Dominican gull (Larus dominicanus) portrait, Walvis Bay, Namibia
Dominican gulls (Larus dominicanus), Walvis Bay, Namibia
Grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus), Cape Vidal, South Africa
Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) in nonbreeding plumage, Florida
Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) portrait, Ria Lagartos, Yucatan
American herring gull (Larus vegae), Fort DeSoto, Florida
Heuglin's gull (Larus heuglini), Thottada, Kerala
Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea), St. Paul, Pribilof Islands
Hartlaub's gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii), Walvis Bay, Namibia
Red-billed gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus) portrait, New Zealand
Portrait of a young black skimmer (Rynchops niger), Ria Lagartos, Yucatan
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger), Merritt Island, Florida
Brown noddy tern (Anous stolidus), Aride Island, Seychelles
Brown noddy tern with chick, Cousin Island, Seychelles
Lesser noddy tern (Anous tenuirostris) at pisonia-leaf nest, Aride Island, Seychelles
Fairy tern (Gygis alba) incubating, Aride Island, Seychelles
Fairy tern (Gygis alba) pair in woodland, Aride Island, Seychelles
Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) portrait, Aride Island, Seychelles
Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), off El Cuyo, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico
Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) , Ria Lagartos, Yucatan, Mexico
Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) in breeding plumage, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus), Ria Lagartos, Yucatan
Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) in nonbreeding plumage, Sanibel Island, Florida
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia), Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico
Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri), Fort De Soto, Florida
First-winter Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri), Merritt Island, Florida
Gull-billed terns (Geochelidon nilotica), Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico
White-fronted terns (Sterna striata) in breeding plumage, Oamaru Harbour, New Zealand
Great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris), Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris), Rajbagh Lake, Ranthambore National Park, India
Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) pair with chicks, Kenya
Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) portrait, Okaukuejo, Etosha National Park, Namibia
Double-banded courser (Smutsornis africanus), Etosha Pan, Namibia
Burchell's courser (Cursorius rufus), Etosha Pan, Namibia
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Gulfport, Florida
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), El Cuyo, Gulf of Mexico
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) calling, Punta Allen beach, Mexico
Wilson's plover (Charadrius wilsonia), Florida
Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Fort De Soto, Florida
Piping plover (Charadrius melodus), Marco Island, Florida, 24th March
Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), Rio Claro, Pantanal, Brazil
Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), Tyrrel's Bay, Tobago
Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), Tyrrel's Bay, Tobago
Crowned plover (Vanellus coronatus), Etosha National Park, Namibia
Crowned plover (Vanellus coronatus) portrait, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus) portrait, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus), on dunghill, Kenya
Three-banded plover (Charadrius tricollaris), Imfolozi Park, South Africa
Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) in rice paddy, Kemaramaya, Srilanka
Lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus), Thottada Beach, Kerala, India
Greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii), Thottada Beach, Kerala
American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) portrait, Fort DeSoto, Florida
Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor), Motuara Island, New Zealand
Variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor), on a beach, Ulva Island, New Zealand
Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Kemaramaya, Srilanka
Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Everglades, Florida
Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Everglades National Park, Florida
Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta), Nonidas, Namibia
Red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Barrow, Alaska
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpes) portrait, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) portrait, Thottada Beach, Kerala
Hudsonian whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) photographed in the mangroves, Cuajiniquil, Costa Rica
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), in mangrove swamp, Tobago Plantations, Tobago
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Rajbagh Lake, Ranthambore National Park, India
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Musiara Swamp, Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya
Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata), Ship Creek, Anchorage, Alaska
Short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) , Fort Desoto, Florida
Flock of marbled godwits (Limosa fedoa), Gulfport, Florida
Marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) portrait, Gulfport, Florida
Spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius), Little Rockly Bay, Tobago
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Thottada Backwater, Kerala
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Kerala
Willet (Tringa semipalmata) on the shoreline, Punta Allen, Yucatan
Surfbird (Calidris virgata) on barnacle-encrusted rocks, Halibut Cove, Alaska
Least sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) on a Florida beach
Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Fort DeSoto, Florida
Red knot (Calidris canutus), Florida
Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) detecting prey, Fort DeSoto, Florida
Western sandpiper (Calidris mauri), Florida
Sanderling (Calidris alba) flock on volcanic rocks, Bahia Calma, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Sanderling (Calidris alba) portrait, in rock pool, Bahia Calma, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Sanderlings (Calidris alba) foraging in a rock pool, Bahia Calma, Fuerteventura
Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) portrait, Bon Accord, Tobago
Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Florida
Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Joe Overstreet Landing, Lake Kissimmee, Florida
Marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis), foraging in rice paddy, Kemaramaya, Srilanka
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia), Thottada Beach, Kerala
Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola), Kemaramaya, Srilanka
Black-faced sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus), northern Kenya
Spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis), Naithon, Thailand
Leucistic collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) on volcanic rocks, Bahia Calma, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Speckled pigeon, Düsternbrook, Namibia
African green pigeon (Treron calvus), Kruger National Park, South Africa
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